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Compute Engine · $97.84/mo (16 GB RAM, 4 vCPU)
Google Cloud's e2-standard-4 at $97.84/mo is significantly more expensive than comparable VPS alternatives, even after accounting for hidden costs and renewal traps. Multiple providers offer 4 vCPU / 8GB RAM plans for $5.94-$12.39/mo with flat or predictable pricing, making them 8-16x cheaper for equivalent compute.
Identical 4 vCPU / 8GB RAM at 1/16th the price with unlimited traffic and 100GB SSD storage included.
Caveat: Price is locked to 24-month prepay; 1 or 12-month terms cost more per month; fair usage policy can throttle sustained high bandwidth; ticket-only support on base tier.
4 vCPU / 8GB DDR5 RAM with 200GB NVMe and unmetered bandwidth at 1/12th the price; includes $60 Amazon gift card.
Caveat: Intro price requires 36-month prepay; renewal jumps to $9.99-$15.99/mo; free domain and privacy only first year; aggressive upsell prompts at checkout.
4 vCPU / 8GB RAM with 75GB NVMe, 1 Gbps bandwidth, and daily backups at 1/11th the price; 99.99% SLA.
Caveat: IPv4 addresses billed separately; APAC outbound traffic loses free-egress status after mid-2026; Object Storage has retrieval fees and minimum retention periods.
8GB RAM / 2 vCPU (half the cores but same RAM) with 100GB NVMe, 8TB transfer, and weekly backups at 1/11th the price.
Caveat: Intro price requires 12/24/48-month prepay; renewal jumps to $14.99/mo (2-3x higher); only 2 vCPU vs 4; monthly billing available but significantly more expensive.
4 vCPU / 8GB RAM with 80GB SSD and 20TB transfer at 1/10th the price; no egress charges within EU; 99.9% SLA.
Caveat: Prices exclude VAT; traffic overage billed per GB beyond 20TB pool (much smaller in USA/Singapore); recent large price increases on CPX/CCX lines (2.4-2.75x in June 2026).
Before you switch
| Hostinger | KVM VPS · KVM 2 | $8.79/mo | 8 GB RAM, 2 vCPU, 100 GB NVMe SSD | Visit |
| InMotion Hosting | VPS Hosting · VPS 4 vCPU | $9.99/mo | 8 GB RAM, 4 vCPU, 160 GB NVMe SSD | Visit |
| Hetzner | Cloud Servers · CX33 | $9.99/mo | 8 GB RAM, 4 vCPU, 80 GB SSD | Visit |
| IONOS | Cloud VPS (Linux) · Cloud VPS L | $11.5/mo | 8 GB RAM, 4 vCPU, 240 GB NVMe | Visit |
| Contabo | Performance VPS · Cloud VPS Plus 4 | $12.39/mo | 8 GB RAM, 4 vCPU, 150 GB NVMe | Visit |
| IONOS | IONOS CLOUD Cubes (Memory) · Memory Cube S | $13.68/mo | 8 GB RAM, 2 vCPU, 120 GB NVMe | Visit |
| Oracle Cloud Infrastructure | Compute VM Instances · VM.Standard.A1.Flex - 2 OCPU / 12GB | $17.52/mo | 12 GB RAM, 2 vCPU | Visit |
| IONOS | IONOS CLOUD Cubes (Basic) · Basic Cube M | $18.72/mo | 8 GB RAM, 4 vCPU, 240 GB NVMe | Visit |
| Hosting.com (formerly A2 Hosting) | VPS Hosting (Self-Managed) · VPS S | $19.99/mo | 8 GB RAM, 4 vCPU, 160 GB NVMe SSD | Visit |
| IONOS | VPS Hosting (VPS+) · VPS L+ | $21/mo | 8 GB RAM, 6 vCPU, 240 GB NVMe | Visit |
| DreamHost | Self-Managed VPS · Stack 8 | $21.99/mo | 8 GB RAM, 2 vCPU, 150 GB NVMe SSD | Visit |
| Gcore | Cloud Compute (Standard Gen 0, Linux) · g0-standard-4-8 | $24.64/mo | 8 GB RAM, 4 vCPU | Visit |
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